Question

What percent of total ATP is produced from the complete catabolism of glucose by anaerobic respiration?

Answer 1

Question: What percent of total ATP is produced from the complete catabolism of glucose by anaerobic respiration?

Answer: Anaerobic breakdown of glucose is relatively less energy yielding compared to the aerobic processes. The net gain of ATP from anaerobic breakdown of glucose is 2 ATP,while in aerobic breakdown of glucose produce 38 ATP molecules. Thus anaerobic breakdown of glucose is far less efficient which produces only about 5 percent as much ATP from each glucose molecule as aerobic respiration.